Icebreaker and Smooth, you guys really need to get over this John stole bitcoin code nonsense
It's not nonsense. Get your head out of your bag and pay attention.
To my well-trained eye it is quite clear that the code was copied, refactored, and obfuscated, and not written from scratch. When you write code from scratch, even to perform the same or similar functions, you do not carry over low-level bugs as was the case here, nor do you carry over specific low-level structural similarities that are not required by the implemented functionality. In your example it would be as if Tesla suffered from a design flaw related to the voltage of the ignition system in the Model T engine (as could happen if someone actually
copied the design). That's not the case, but with Bitcoin->Vcash it is exactly the case.
And if you think it isn't, take it up with the other people (some directly involved with no coin at all afaik) who identified the copied code. I just
quoted them, but it is obvious to me they are correct, as it would be obvious to any qualified expert.
John also said he would credit Sonny King if Sonny wants him to. Hell he probably would even credit Satoshi Nakamoto for shits and giggles IF Satoshi asked him to. But so far he says Nick Szabo nor Sonny King has asked
Some of the identified copied code does not originate with any of those authors.
The main issue is not who wrote the code, it is Vcash's false and misleading claim of being written from scratch, and aside from clear legal and reputational risks that result from these actions, there is proven scamming since there are actual victims who have stated that they were misled by it in buying into the coin.